A497 Nefyn, Gwynedd
10 addresses across 3 postcodes (LL53), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 46401477.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Gwynedd costs £2,469 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pwllheli, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 3.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ty Doctor Isfryn, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Gwynedd in 2026-27: Band D £2,469 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,646 | £1,920 | £2,194 | £2,469 | £3,017 | £3,566 | £4,115 | £4,938 | £5,760 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (29% of about 1,540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 34 address points in this street's postcodes, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| LL53 6HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| LL53 6AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| LL53 6HA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 43 m and 64 m above sea level (57 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL53 6AA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LL53 6HA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LL53 6HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pwllheli 98,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Abererch 3,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Penychain 8,890 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bryncynan Inn Nefyn | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Pwllheli Bus Station Stand B | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 121 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ty Doctor Isfryn | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest R J Jones Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bryn Beryl Hospital | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,070 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garn Boduan, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garn Boduan | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Penhyddgan | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Cross Slab Built into Farm Building Ty'n-y-Cae | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Boduan | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garn Boduan | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Pwll Wiliam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Porth Nefyn | Bay | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Coed Rhôs-nant | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Nant y Gledrydd | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Cors Geirch | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 3.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gwynedd: see them on the Gwynedd page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Nefyn Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Babanod Morfa Nefyn Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (north-wales).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.